Guild Wars 2

So i just bought a 2000 Gem Card and i would like to ask what would you guys buy? This is my first time with gems so i was thinking in buying the bank tab expansion and the collection expander since i am kinda of a hoarder, that leaves me with 400 gems, should i trade it for money or just leave them alone?

Thanks in advance.

I’d wait until near the end of the month to see if they do any sales.

Yeah, wait until the 2 years anniversary – there will be most likely a sale.

And to answer your question:
I would buy some nice armor (you can use one piece of it to make your normal outfit more appealing), bankslots and characterslots and a makeover kit for special hair/face/eye styles.
But DONT buy the frking keys, they are only RNG based, so just buy them if you feel lucky, but don’t expect anything of them.

I don’t think collection expander is worth it, especialyl with the alternatives. You could just dump any excess mats you get on to your alts (assuming you are not an alto-holic).

If you are a hoarder I definitely suggest character slots, and perhaps convert some of that gems to gold so that you could fund a personal guild bank for more storage.

Not sure what version of the game you have, but the upgrade to the Hero’s edition makes key runs a cake walk…..(if you are interested in investing time to earn BL keys….I would never suggest actually buying them).

Thanks for all the replies, i think i will hate and see if there will be sale, thanks you all.

After an initial disappointment phase, I like the collection expander. I would not buy more than one. The collection expander makes it a snap to move a full stack from the bank to your inventory for guild bank storage, forging, or whatever. I would get one of these, but only one.

I also love the salvage-o-matic. It saves a lot of time. Get one of these when it goes on sale (normally it is 800 gems but it has gone on sale twice for 600 gems).

Brother Grimm.5176:

Not sure what version of the game you have, but the upgrade to the Hero’s edition makes key runs a cake walk…..(if you are interested in investing time to earn BL keys….I would never suggest actually buying them).

Could you explain how the upgrade edition helps? I’ve considered buying the deluxe upgrade, but didn’t see anything particularly useful in it.

The bank access although it’s only for two weeks.

Ayrilana.1396:

The bank access although it’s only for two weeks.

Oh ok, I thought this was just a one off, but I see now from the wiki that you get one for each new character.

Presumably it just helps speed up dumping things to the bank before re-rolling?

IMO the best purchase would be character slots, you can just make one of each class and use them to store stuff in their inventories (mules), so you don’t need as many bank upgrades. And, who knows, maybe in the future you will want to try those classes out, which is always a good ideea especially if you like PvP or WvW – the best way to learn how to counter a class is to play that class. And then you will already have them and they will be old characters with birthdays coming sooner and you will get more presents (that 24h bday booster is sooooo awesome).

Another good purchase are the everlasting farming tools, they are a perfect convenience item. Same goes for Salvage-o-matic and everlasting Royal Pass/Captain’s Airship Pass.

There are also some cool weapons and armors now and again (I just picked up the Magitech armor on sale for 600 gems).

Other than that, I would watch for sales for special items that are truly worth it. And you can always convert gems to gold if you need cash in-game.

djsarcher.9263:

Ayrilana.1396:

The bank access although it’s only for two weeks.

Oh ok, I thought this was just a one off, but I see now from the wiki that you get one for each new character.

Presumably it just helps speed up dumping things to the bank before re-rolling?

Also during the intro story instance so you can gear yourself up without having to run to a bank. It only shaves off a few min but is worth it if you plan to do a lot of key farming.